Works of Josephus PH-109 1 Student Name___________________________________________________________________ The Works of Josephus Introduction 1. Josephus Flavius was an active ___________________ in many of the amazing ___________ about which he wrote. 2. Josephus was born Josephus ben Matthias. True or False 3. At the age 19 Josephus became a ______________________________________. 4. Josephus encouraged the growing Jewish rebellion against Rome. True or False 5. How did Josephus acquire the name Flavius? _______________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 6. Josephus marched with Titus on Jerusalem. True or False 7. Though a Jew, Josephus became a Roman citizen. True or False 8. Josephus wrote Antiquities of the Jews in what two languages? _____________ ______________ 9. Why did Josephus write “Against Apion”? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________. 10. Josephus refers to Jesus in what work? _______________________________________________. The Life of Flavius Josephus 1. Name the three sons of Josephus: ________________ ________________ _________________ 2. Josephus was once shipwrecked at sea. True or False 3. Josephus says that the Jews’ war with the Romans was voluntary, and were forced by necessity to enter into it. True or False The Antiquities of The Jews Book 1 From the Creation to the Death of Isaac 1. Adam, which in the Hebrew tongue signifies ______________________________ because he was formed out of red earth. 2. Josephus says that God deprived the serpent of speech, and put poison under his tongue. True or False Works of Josephus PH-109 2 3. It seemed also that at one time the serpent could walk on feet. True or False 4. And when Cain had traveled over many countries, he, with his wife, built a city named ________ 5. Josephus wrote that angels of God kept company with women and begat sons. True or False 6. Josephus says that the Ark of Noah could still be seen in his day in Armenia. True or False 7. The Jews were called Hebrews from their progenitor ___________________________. 8. Abraham married Keturah and had 12 sons by her. True or False 9. Esau married Adah, the daughter of Gerari. True or False 10. The name Bethel in the Greek, is interpreted, “______________________________________.” Book 2 From the Death of Isaac to the Exodus out of Egypt 1. Joseph’s brothers sold him into Egypt for twenty pounds. True or False 2. Potiphar was a house guest of king Pharoah, and cleaned all the rooms. True or False 3. Who was the father of Asenath? ____________________________________. 4. The Egyptians are prohibited to meddle with feeding of sheep. True or False 5. Joseph died when he had lived a hundred and ____________ years. 6. What was the name of the woman who found Moses in a cradle as a child? ____________________ 7. What dos pascha signify? _________________________________________________________. 8. Josephus says that those who came out of Egypt at the fit age for war were 600,000. True or False 9. Josephus says the number that perused after the Israelites when they came out of Egypt were 600 chariots, with 100,000 footmen, and 2,000 horsemen. True or False 10. Josephus says the weapons of the Egyptians who were drowned in the Red Sea washed ashore and Israel used these weapons for war for their own purpose. True or False Book 3 From the Exodus out of Egypt to the Rejection of that Generation Works of Josephus PH-109 3 1. The manna was called “angels” food. True or False 2. The first major battle the Hebrews fought after leaving Egypt was with the ____________________ 3. Who was Moses’ father-in-law? ________________________________________. 4. Josephus says that the High Priest crept under the Veil in the Tabernacle. True or False 5. The Ark of the covenant was carried in a cart by beasts of burden. True or False 6. Josephus says that they call linen by the name _________________________________. 7. The use of the golden bells at the bottom of the High Priests long garment seemed to be that by shaking the garment at the time of offering incense in the Temple, the people would hear the bells and offer prayers jointly with the High Priest. True or False 8. What is saccharus? _____________________________________. 9. According to Josephus the golden candlestick with its seven branches represented the seven______ 10. The Greeks called the breastplate of the High Priest, The Oracle. True or False 11. The thank offerings had to be done with only male goats. True or False 12. What is the Hebrew word which signifies Pentecost? ________________________________. 13. Moses forbade the use of blood for food, and esteemed it to contain the __________ and ________ 14. What does kibroth-hattaavah mean? __________________________________________________. Book 4 From the Rejection of that Generation to the Death of Moses 1. Moses and Corah were from what tribe of the Jews? ________________________________. 2. God destroyed Corah by fire. True or False 3. Whose rod budded and brought forth almonds? __________________________________. 4. On what mountain was Miriam buried? _______________________________________. 5. Aaron died being one hundred and twenty five years old. True or False 6. Og, the king of Gilead, was a short man. True or False 7. The Midianite women seduced the young men of Israel to worship their gods. True or False Works of Josephus PH-109 4 8. Who killed Zimri because he married a Midianite woman? ____________________________. 9. Name the five Midianite kings who were killed in battle by the Hebrews: A. __________________________ D. _______________________________ B. __________________________ E. _______________________________ C. __________________________ 10. Josephus says that women were persecuted to give their testimony to judges in court cases. True or False 11. Nature does not rejoice in the union of things that are not in their own nature alike. True or False 12. The Israelites were permitted to pass by any beast that was in distress. True or False 13. What does the word geld mean? _________________________________________. 14. Israel was forbidden to cut down trees that produced fruit in order to use the wood. True or False Book 5 From the Death of Moses to the Death of Eli 1. Israel crossed over the Jordan River in ferry boats. True or False 2. After crossing Jordan, the Israelites still ate manna from heaven. True or False 3. The man that found a royal garment of gold and a piece of gold in the spoils of Jericho, was his name Achar or Achan? ___________________________________. 4. The book of Jasher talks about the sun standing still. True or False 5. What city was Joshua buried in? _______________________________________. 6. The tribe of Benjamin was almost destroyed by war. True or False 7. Othniel ruled over Israel for 30 years. True or False 8. Who killed the king Eglon with a dagger? ________________________________. 9. Who killed Sisera? ______________________________________________. 10. How many sons did Gideon have? _____________________________________. 11. How did Abimelech die? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________. Works of Josephus PH-109 5 12. How old was Samuel when he began to prophecy? _________________________________. Book 6 From the Death of Eli to the Death of Saul 1. Dagon the god of the Philistines was supposed to be half man and half fish. True or False 2. What city was Saul born in? ______________________________________________. 3. Saul never built an altar unto God and offered sacrifices unto Him. True or False 4. Goliath was four cubits and a span in height. True or False 5. In what city was Samuel buried in? ____________________________________. 6. Name the three sons of Saul who were slain: _____________ _____________ _______________ Book 7 From the Death of Saul to the Death of David 1. What was the name of David’s sister? ____________________________________. 2. The Jebusites were the inhabitants of Jerusalem. True or False 3. Name the eleven sons of David: ________________ _________________ ________________ ________________ _________________ ________________ _______________ ________________ ________________ _________________ __________________. 4. A talent of gold was about 7 pounds. True or False 5. The Viol was an instrument of 12 strings. True or False 6. Name the three men who brought water to David, who would not drink it, but poured it on the ground as a sacrifice unto God: _______________ _________________ ____________________ 7. What price did David pay to Araunah the Jebusite for his threshing floor? __________________ 8. What was the name of the young virgin who slept beside David in his old age to give him warmth? _______________________________________. Book 8 From the Death of David to the Death of Ahab 1. Solomon had his brother Adonijah killed. True or False Works of Josephus PH-109 6 2. Who killed Joab? ____________________________________________. 3. Solomon married the daughter of the king of Syria. True or False 4. Solomon had also so great a number of chariots, that the stalls of his horses for those chariots were forty ___________________________________. 5. King Solomon and the king of Tyre, Hiram, were enemies. True or False 6. From Adam to the building of the Temple in Jerusalem by Solomon, there were